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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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